Research Area:  Metaheuristic Computing

Abstract:

In this paper, the problem concerned is to find the optimum values of the seven uncertain parameters ξ1, ξ2, ξ3, ξ4, λ, Rc, and β of the semi-empirical equation that defines the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) polarization (I/V) relationship using a recent optimization technique, the marine predator algorithm (MPA). The main target of this study is to obtain a very precise PEMFC steady state model. The MPA mimics the different random movements of marine predators when foraging and is believed to always converge to a stable value. Three popular stacks namely the Ballard Mark 5 kW, BCS stack 500 W, and Temasek 1 kW are investigated and efficiently modeled. Numerical results show the high accuracy of the MPA-based model when compared with other recently published optimization techniques.

Keywords:  
Fuel cell
MPA
Optimization methods
Steady state modeling
Distributed generation

Author(s) Name:  Ahmed H. Yakout, Hany M. Hasanien, Hossam Kotb

Publisher name:  Elsevier

DOI:  10.1016/j.asej.2021.04.014

Volume Information:  Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 3765-3774

Paper Link:   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209044792100191X